Desktop Icons misbehaving

[wezzy]

Hi all,

I have an issue regarding folders and files on the desktop not staying put. When I arrange them how I want them, logout, then log back in, everything has re arranged back to the top right of the desktop, also If I relaunch the finder. (the HDD and Network drives are fine as they are, its purely user files and folders on the desktop.)

I know its an account issue as another account on the same machine is playing ball.

Another symptom is that when I try to move a folder, it doesn’t move on the first attempt, try again and its fine. (until a restart).

I’m trying to avoid re creating a new account as it takes the best part of a morning to set all the software back up. (plus I created this account less than a month ago!)

All the view options are unticked, I checked the ~/Library/preferences/com.apple.finder.plist and DesktopViewOptions/ArrangeBy is set to none.

Any ideas welcome, however this being a work machine third party software is a no-no.

Cheers

[khiltd]

Have you tried trashing the Finder prefs and letting it start over?

[wezzy]

I have, but still no joy. Might try taking the finder prefs from the working account and overwriting the broken account ones. Shouldn’t have any adverse affect being user specific I guess.

I’m wondering if it’s an issue with the template account. All the other accounts were created 18 months+ ago, may be a system update since then has changed something in the template? Would explain it only affecting the new account.

[wezzy]

I ended up creating another new account, now everything is working correctly. It’s a little worrying that an error like this is hit and miss. Anyone else had a similar experiance?

[Author]

Posts